H*3655(Rat #0362, Act #0526 of 1982)  General Bill, By Phillips and M.R. Daniel
 A Bill to reapportion the defined single-member election districts from which
 the members of the governing body of Cherokee County are elected, to provide
 for the terms of the members and for the filling of vacancies.-at

   03/04/82  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-1226
   03/05/82  House  Read second time HJ-1275
   03/10/82  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1307
   03/10/82  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-10
   03/11/82  Senate Amended SJ-30
   03/11/82  Senate Read second time SJ-32
   03/12/82  Senate  Read third time SJ-3
   03/12/82  Senate Returned SJ-3
   03/16/82  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-1415
   03/18/82  House  Ratified R 362 HJ-1521
   03/22/82         Signed By Governor
   03/22/82         Effective date 03/22/82
   03/22/82         Act No. 526
   04/02/82         Copies available

AN ACT TO REAPPORTION THE DEFINED SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY ARE ELECTED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF THE MEMBERS AND FOR THE FILLING OF VACANCIES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Legislative intent

Section 1. The General Assembly, in accordance with the United States Census of 1980, is desirous of reapportioning the single-member election districts from which the members of the governing body of Cherokee County are elected. It is the further intent of the General Assembly by this act to adopt the reapportionment plan previously adopted by the Cherokee County Council.

Election districts of Cherokee County Council reapportioned

Section 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and beginning with the general election of 1982, the seven defined single-member election districts as established by Act 801 of 1976 for the Cherokee County Council are hereby reapportioned as follows:

Enumeration Population Variation

District and Block of Per

Number Districts Districts Representative

1 BNA9901; BG1, 2, 3 and 4;

Blocks 411 and 412; BG6;

BNA9902; BGl; Blocks 101-

116; BG2 and 3; BNA9903; BG2;

Blocks 214 and 215; BG3, 4 and 3;

Blocks 321 and 326; BG5;

Blocks 508-514 5957 + 1.74%

2 ED59, 600, 61A2, 65, 66, 61D;

BNA9901; BG5; BNA9902;

BG4 5978 + 2.10%

3 ED61A1 and 67; BNA9902; BG1;

Blocks 117-129; BNA9903;

BG1 and 2; Less Blocks 214-215;

BG4, 5, 6 and 7 5885 + 0.51%

4 ED56A, 57 and 58; BNA9901; BG4;

Less Blocks 411-412; BG7;

BNA9904; BG1, 2 and 3; Less Blocks

321-326; ED62A3 5600 - 4.35%

5 ED63, 64, 68, 69 and 62A1 5791 - 1.09%

6 ED56B, 60T, 53B and 62A2; BNA 9904;

BG5; Blocks 501-507 and

515-520; BG6 6061 + 3.52%

7 ED53A, 50, 51, 52, 54

and 55 5711 - 2.46%

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3, elections for Districts 2, 5 and 7 shall be held in 1982 and elections for Districts 1, 3, 4 and 6 shall be held in 1984.

Terms

Section 3. Any member of county council whose term does not expire until two years after reapportionment provided for in Section 2 may continue to serve out his full term. To accomplish this purpose the following provisions are incorporated into the election provisions for the County Council of Cherokee County. The defined single-member election districts for Cherokee County shall be separately numbered and each seat shall constitute a separate and distinct office to which a corresponding district number shall be assigned. Once any district is reapportioned in the county, all districts in the county shall be deemed to be reapportioned districts. The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change resulting from reapportionment in the boundaries of the election district from which he has been elected. At the first election for members of county council following reapportionment of election districts, council members shall be elected under the new reapportionment plan for each district that has the same district number as the district in which the incumbent's term of office is due to expire. Provided, however, that if any seat should become vacant after election districts have been reapportioned but prior to the expiration of the incumbent's term of office due to death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the resulting vacancy shall be filled under the new reapportionment plan in the manner provided by law for the district that has the same district number as the district from which the council member whose office is vacant was elected. For the purpose of this section, a council member will be deemed a resident of the district he represents as long as he resides in any part of the district as constituted at the time of his election.

Time effective

Section 4. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.